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This project investigates how AI-human collaboration can enhance creative music-making, from intelligent harmony suggestions to automated editing tasks. As an experimental platform, expect frequent changes, evolving features, and occasional instability as we push the boundaries of what's possible in AI-assisted music production.
### Start using the app online: [K.G.Studio (kgaudiolab.github.io/kgstudio)](https://kgaudiolab.github.io/kgstudio)
## Demo Videos
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## Quick Start
### Setting up K.G.Studio Musician Assistant
- [Click here to get a free OpenRouter API Key](https://openrouter.ai/keys) (you may need an OpenRouter account).
- In **Settings ⚙️ → General → LLM Provider**, select **OpenAI Compatible**.
- In **OpenAI Compatible Server → Key**, paste your key. (Note: on nonlocalhost, your key isnt persisted; youll reenter it after refresh the page. Keep it safe.)
- In **OpenAI Compatible Server → Model**, enter `qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b:free`. (Note: nonfree models may require billing; some model providers may retain your data, check their privacy policies; this project is not affiliated with OpenRouter or any model provider.)
- In **OpenAI Compatible Server → Base URL**, enter `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions`.
(Alternatively, you can use the official OpenAI API, other OpenAIcompatible services, or your own hosted LLM server. e.g., Ollama, vLLM)
### Basic DAW operations
- Doubleclick (or hold Ctrl/Cmd and click) on a track to create a region.
- Drag region edges to resize; drag the body to move.
- Click the small pencil at a regions topleft to open the piano roll.
- In the piano roll, doubleclick (or Ctrl/Cmd+click) to create a note.
- Click to select; Shift+click for multiselect; drag to boxselect.
- Drag note edges to resize; drag the note body to move selected notes.
- Use Snapping in the piano roll toolbar (topright) to quantize to grid.
### More details
You can find the detailed user guide [here](./docs/USER_GUIDE.md).
### Highlights
- **K.G.Studio Musician Assistant**: Chat with the LLMpowered K.G.Studio Musician Assistant AI Agent; it can automatically execute tools to make music edits.
- **Multiple LLM providers**: OpenAI, Claude (via OpenRouter), Gemini (via OpenRouter), or OpenAIcompatible (e.g., Ollama, OpenRouter).
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## Getting Started
### Start using the app online: [K.G.Studio (kgaudiolab.github.io/kgstudio)](https://kgaudiolab.github.io/kgstudio)
### Or clone and run locally:
```bash
# Make sure you have Node.js >= 20.19.3 installed
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You can find the detailed user guide [here](./docs/USER_GUIDE.md).
1. Start the app and a default project will load. A default “Melody” MIDI track is ensured on load.
2. Add tracks, rename and reorder them. Click or drag in the track grid to create and arrange regions.
3. Add a region by doubleclicking or holding Ctrl/Cmd and clicking. Drag the edges to resize a region; drag the center to move it. Use Ctrl/Cmd+C and Ctrl/Cmd+V to copy/paste regions.
4. Open a MIDI region to edit notes in the Piano Roll window (click the pencil icon on the regions topleft corner, or click the Piano icon on the toolbar).
5. Doubleclick or hold Ctrl/Cmd and click to create a note. Drag the edges to change its length, or drag the center to move it. Use box selection or hold Shift to multiselect.
6. Quantize note length/position using the Quantize dropdowns at the topright of the piano roll.
7. Change instruments via the Instrument Selection panel; samples are downloaded on demand.
8. Save projects to your browsers IndexedDB and load by name from the toolbar. Export your project as a MIDI file, or import a MIDI file into your project.
- Tracks
- Add, rename, and reorder tracks from the track info panel.
- Change instrument using the instrument button (piano icon); adjust Solo (S), Mute (M), and Volume.
- Delete a track from the tracks settings menu (button to the right of the instrument).
## Keyboard Shortcuts (defaults)
- Regions
- Create region: with the Pointer tool, doubleclick; or hold Ctrl/Cmd and click. With the Pencil tool, singleclick.
- Move/resize: drag the body to move; drag edges to resize.
- Open Piano Roll via the small pencil at a regions topleft.
- Piano Roll (MIDI notes)
- Tools: Select vs Pencil.
- Create notes: doubleclick or Ctrl/Cmd+click (Select); singleclick (Pencil).
- Select notes: click; Shift+click for multiselect; drag to boxselect.
- Move/resize: drag note body to move selected notes; drag edges to resize.
- Close the piano roll with X or ESC.
- Snapping and Quantize
- Set snapping from the NO SNAP menu (topright).
- Quantize timing with Qua. Pos. (start) and Qua. Len. (length).
- Playback & Playhead
- Back to beginning; Play/Pause from the toolbar.
- Set the playhead by clicking bar numbers in the main grid; in Piano Roll, click the header timeline (respects snapping).
- Change BPM, time signature, and key signature via the toolbar readouts.
## Keyboard Shortcuts
- Main
- Play/Pause: Space
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## AI Assistant
### Quick Start
### Using K.G.Studio Musician Assistant
- First, select an LLM provider in **Settings ⚙️ → General → LLM Provider**. If you are using OpenAI (e.g., GPT4o), get your API key from [**OpenAI**](https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys) and paste it in **OpenAI → Key**.
- Make sure you have followed the previous section to set up the LLM provider.
- You can find the K.G.Studio Musician Assistant chatbox on the right. If you don't see it, you can click the Chat 🗨️ button on the toolbar.
- Type your message in the chatbox; press Enter to send, Shift+Enter to insert a new line.
- Select the region you want the assistant to work on, type your prompt in the chatbox; press Enter to send, Shift+Enter to insert a new line.
- The agent will automatically process your request and invoke tools to make modifications scoped to the selected region. It may take one or more turns to complete a task.
- Note that the AI could make mistakes, so you should always check the result and make adjustments if necessary. You can also use undo/redo to revert the changes.
- Click the "+" button or `/clear` command to clear the chat history.
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4. Browse available models on the [**OpenRouter Models Page**](https://openrouter.ai/models). Use the "Prompt Pricing" filter to identify free models.
**Note:** Each model provider may have different data retention and privacy policies. Please review these policies before use.
5. Enter your chosen model name in **OpenAI Compatible Server → Model**. Recommended model series include:
- `Google: gemini-2.5-pro`
- `Anthropic: claude-4-sonnet`
- `DeepSeek: deepseek-r1` (free: `deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528:free`)
- `DeepSeek: deepseek-v3` (free: `deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free`)
- `Qwen: qwen3-235b-a22b` (free: `qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b:free`)
- `Anthropic: claude-4-sonnet` (`anthropic/claude-sonnet-4`: [Link](https://openrouter.ai/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4))
- `Qwen: qwen3-30b-a3b` (FREE MODEL: `qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b:free`: [Link](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b:free))
- `Qwen: qwen3-235b-a22b` (FREE MODEL: `qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b:free`: [Link](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b:free))
6. Input the base URL `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions` **OpenAI Compatible Server → Base URL**.
### About the agent and LLM providers